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go

1.0
Ready and able to begin
  • adjective
  • /ɡoʊ/
translation icon : listo
  • This project is ready to go as soon as we get the final approval.

Yeah, man, he's going to be ready to go come LA marathon time.

Examples

  • You're up and ready to go, are you?

  • And here the final box, all wrapped up and ready to go, is, well, complete.

  • So hopefully the pump will go good.

  • Load up your powder puff so it's ready to go and then blend set.

  • The equipment is fully functional and ready to go for the event tomorrow.

  • Make sure the car is in good condition and ready to go before we leave.

Synonyms

good to go
vsgo
  • Informal
85 3.5

Ready to start or continue something

is functioning properly and available for use rather than only prepared

Antonyms

9 5.5

Not working or not having any effect

no-go
  • Informal
9 7.0

Not working or allowed to go ahead

Not working properly so a machine or system cannot work as it should

Idioms

there you go
  • Informal
426 4.9

Say this to show you have given something or finished a task

To help a lot or make something much better

good to go
  • Informal
85 3.5

Ready to start or continue something

from the get-go
  • Informal
52 6.6

Right from the very start

38 3.9

So obvious that people do not need to say it

37 6.1

To risk doing or saying something to support an idea

to go fuck oneself
  • Offensive
37 9.9

A rude way to tell someone to go away and show strong anger

26 5.0

To do something without real effort or interest because it is expected

Try very hard to make something happen

26 3.9

A person who is always busy and moves from one task or place to another

21 7.5

An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen

18 5.5

Plans or hopes suddenly fail and disappear for good

To have a very hard and painful time in life

14 7.3

To be unable to think clearly because you are very worried or upset

12 6.0

End something in a memorable and exciting way

Start again from the beginning when a plan or idea fails

8 7.4

To do something very different from what most people expect or usually do

Stop being together and take different paths in life

To become much worse very quickly and out of control

to go bananas
  • Informal
8 8.1

To lose control because you are very excited or angry

7 8.2

Stop a habit or addiction all at once

There is enough for everyone to have some

to go for broke
  • Informal
7 6.4

To risk everything to try to succeed

6 6.1

To become much worse or ruined

6 7.7

To tell someone to start or continue after they hesitate

5 6.9

To stop being used or followed

To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known

To become too proud after praise or success

to go to the mat
  • Informal
5 7.6

Argue strongly to protect an idea or position

To try very hard to win first place in a competition

4 3.4

All at once without stopping

4 8.1

To act or speak without thinking first and cause problems

To try something new in a place or way no one has done before

from the word go
  • Informal
3 5.3

From the very beginning of something

Agree with others to avoid conflict

to go to pot
  • Informal
3 8.2

To become ruined or not cared for

The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love

To keep doing something happily without worrying about problems

Leave a game or group angrily because you did not get your way

To stop being used and disappear completely

2 4.6

To spend time looking at people and things happening around you without taking part

To become so angry or stressed that you cannot think clearly

To have very hard times and still survive

To try very hard and do anything to achieve something

To visit a trusted person or place to get help and supplies often

An event or activity must continue even when there are problems

1 5.1

Suddenly understand something when an idea appears in your mind

1 8.1

To be rejected or ignored

1 7.9

To fail completely

1 5.2

To keep doing the same thing without making progress

People stop using something because new things replace it

1 9.0

Prepare to fight hard in a serious argument

Compounds

get-go
  • Informal
61 6.9

The very start of an activity or project

go-to
  • Informal
43 4.9

A person or thing people always choose for a certain need

31 3.4

Official permission to start something

16 5.0

A person who is active and tries hard to succeed, especially at work

14 3.3

A small low vehicle with four wheels used for racing or fun

A person who is cheerful and does not worry about future problems

11 4.9

A person who passes messages and helps two people or groups agree

touch-and-go
  • Informal
9 7.2

A situation that is dangerous or uncertain until the last moment

go-to
  • Informal
7 4.1

A person or thing people trust and choose first for a certain need

6 3.0

A simple card game for two or more players where they ask for cards to make sets of four

A round ride with seats shaped like animals that turns for people to sit on

A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players

get-up-and-go
  • Informal
4 6.1

A feeling of energy and enthusiasm to start and do things

merry-go-round
  • Texting
4 4.1

A repeating cycle of events that seems pointless and has no end

go-around
  • Specialized
4 8.4

Stopping an approach or attempt to try again, for example when a plane pulls up instead of landing

go-cart
  • US
3 2.5

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying things or young children

give-and-go
  • Jargon
2 5.3

A basketball move where a player passes the ball then runs toward the basket to get the ball back

no-go area
  • Literature
1 7.5

A place people are afraid to enter or are not allowed to enter because it is dangerous

1 3.7

Food or drinks you buy to eat quickly away from a shop

1 9.3

Clothes you wear for church or other special events

1 4.6

A strong wish to start new projects

go-slow
  • UK
1 7.4

A protest where workers work slowly on purpose to pressure their employer

go-to resource
  • Informal
1 4.0

A place, website, or person you often use for trusted information

go-to-meeting
  • Archaic
1 7.2

Clothes you wear to church or other special events

merry-go-round
  • Texting
3.8

A set of images on a website that change automatically or when you click

go board
  • Specialized
5.8

A flat square board with a 19x19 grid used to play Go

7.2

A board game for two players using black and white stones to surround and capture opponent stones

go-to excuse
  • Informal
4.7

A usual reason someone gives to avoid blame

go-to remedy
  • Informal
3.7

A simple, trusted way to help with a problem

People can do what they want without rules or plans

go-devil
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who likes adventure and often takes big risks

sentry go
  • Archaic
9.7

A time when a soldier stands guard to watch a place

How Ready

operational
102 4.1
go
1.0
faulty
61 3.5
broken
31 1.0

Surface Forms

go positive

Etymology

Go as an adjective comes from the verb gān 'to move' and means 'ready to start'; if something is 'go' it is ready to move or begin. So when the rocket is 'go' for launch, it is ready to start.